Puerto Rico got a boost from Travelocity, which has sent its "Gnational Gnomad" travel experts to the island to learn firsthand how its most popular beaches and tourist attractions have quickly recovered from recent storms, and to share that knowledge with their followers.
Sunnova Energy Corp., the largest provider of distributed, residential solar power in Puerto Rico, shot down reports of an alleged interest in purchasing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, as a whole or in part, as a high-ranking executive of the utility stated.
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board has begun a series of meetings with the island’s major telecom providers to probe charges and credits to customers left without service after the hurricanes that slammed the island in September.
Sixty-two students from the University of Puerto Rico are getting ready to arrive at Cornell University by mid-January, to study at the New York institution for a semester.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an alliance to accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of intellectual property produced at the University of Puerto Rico.
This week’s executive appointments are at two recognized firms, each in their sectors of healthcare and technology.
Looking to contribute to the digital transformation of small and medium businesses, Puerto Rico Trade and Export offered a training on “Run your online store” through the Startup Academy initiative, in which more than 100 local entrepreneurs participated.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. is participating in the International Tourism Fair in Spain, known as FITUR, to reinforce the message that after the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María, Puerto Rico is ready to receive tourists.
The rush for the energy market after Hurricane María has been so high that three companies have separately made offers to buy all of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s assets.
Before Hurricane María, if Puerto Rico were to pay off its debt without completely choking off economic and social development, it needed a total cancellation of the interest on the public debt and a reduction in the principal of approximately 45 percent to 90 percent. Now, in the wake of the storm, the debt relief needed is much greater.
Given the impact on Puerto Rico’s economy from the onslaught of Hurricanes Irma and María, the collapse of the island’s power system and the changes to the U.S. tax code and its local effect, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association is urging the Financial Oversight and Management Board to reconsider its role and objectives.
The Georgia Institute of Technology will offer more than 2,000 square feet of office space — for a four-month period beginning in February 2018 — to entrepreneurs and innovators from Puerto Rico, who are still reeling from the devastating effects of Hurricane María, the university announced.
Earlier this month, we updated on the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to mitigate ongoing IV saline shortages that resulted from, or were worsened by, the devastating impact of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. We also provided some additional updates related to our continued efforts to help the island fully recover from this disaster.
Bayada Home Health Care, a company dedicated to providing nursing, rehabilitative, therapeutic, hospice, habilitation, primary care and assistive care services to children, adults, and seniors throughout the United States at home, is recruiting health care nurses in Puerto Rico to relocate to Minnesota.
As part of its commitment to continue to educate, nonprofit organization, Techno Inventors announced it will be offering several free courses that seek to integrate children, young people and adults with new technology trends.
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